With powerlifts and sprints, there are a whole slew of studies as to how the increased phosphate storage in muscles contributes to short feats of strength. My question is, would the pursuit of higher reps-which is essentially endurance-benefit from creatine supplementation?

Do any of you guys use it and notice performance increases? Hypertrophy is not important to me.

improvement in muscular strength will lead to improvement in muscular endurance.

i personally dont take it but if u want that extra edge go for it. creatine will give you more energy during a high intensity workout.

your body naturally makes creatine. all your doing when taking it is adding more faster andf in higher doses. so it will make your muscles grow faster than they would without taking it.

Creatin Is the SEX Love this stuff soo sick
tast bad tho .
But yh it give you more energy put make sure to be drinking lot water dureing the day ..
Your see difrent And do what it says on the pack it if it says 3 scoup a day 3 scoup it is Dont try saveing any You have load 1st..

Bit expensive but Over all makes u feel lot bigger stronger and defo help that im saveing for my next tin

No supplements for me or all that stuff. Never gonna take any pills or stuff to increase my performance,\\

Peace

Most of the serious bar-brothers are probably taking supplements, because of the physically exhausting workouts they endure.
If you are working out for 3-4 hours/ day.. You will def need to walk around with protein bars, shakes.. it would be almost impossible to keep eating at a rate which allows for enough intake of vital nutrients, while exercising at (the bar-barians) a ridiculous pace.

So techically, they need the supplements... its just not something that every person should grab for when they start training...
Its the marketing that makes it tempting for others who are looking for a certain edge, or advantage.. When in fact, it could have less then desirable effects....

I am workin' out 3 hours/day 13/14 days/week now & i eat really healthy & i take some proteinbars/shakes too, but no creatin or stuff like that.. never.. [/quote]

beast!!

^^Agree with you.. No creatine..ever..
I personally eat healthy and make my own protein shakes, high in antioxidants..
Fyi -adding 2-3 table spoons of shelled -hemp seed hearts will give you 30 grams of protein...quick and healthy!
+ they add a nutty flavor to your protein shakes..

I tried Whey shakes and creatine for a while(2 months). I noticed creatine gave me the urge to keep going on for longer and increased my performance a bit. But thanks to all the zits i got on my shoulderblades/neck i quit usning both of them. All natural now baby

.... take it.

Your body produces creatin (which later produces energy) so there is no need to take it. The bodybuilding world brought us this disaster (along with overtraining [ overtonis ] and steroids) by way of professional athletics (steroids, overpaid athletes) and large, supplement companies.

My advice would be:

a. Stay away from Creatin supplementation.
b. Take a multi-vitamin and an Omega III.
c. REST. Drink plenty of clean, pure water.
d. Have a glass of red wine after a TOUGH workout.

Mick